Antimicrobial activity of 1% cetylpyridinium chloride against listeria spp. on fish

Document Type

Article

Date of Original Version

4-1-2010

Abstract

Cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) was evaluated as an antimicrobial against Listeria monocytogenes (LM) and Listeria innocua (LI) on fish. LI and LM showed the same reduction profile and the same minimum inhibitory and bactericidal concentrations. When CPC was applied to a diced fish matrix, reductions of 3.17-3.26 and 3.07-3.19 log were determined for LI and LM, respectively. Antimicrobial activity of CPC against LI resulted in initial reductions of 2.8-3.1 log in fresh fish fillets, 0.9-1.1 log in smoked fish fillets, and 3.2-3.4 log on fish skin. Effectiveness of CPC against total plate counts on fish skin showed reductions of 2.4-2.9 log. Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Publication Title, e.g., Journal

Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology

Volume

19

Issue

2

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